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Evaluation and Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Levels between Injection Drug Users with and without Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Hamadan-Iran.
Eini, Peyman; Hatami, Mahshid; Eini, Pooya; Poorolajal, Jalal.
Afiliação
  • Eini P; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • Hatami M; Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • Eini P; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Poorolajal J; Department of Epidemiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Maedica (Bucur) ; 18(3): 437-441, 2023 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38023763
ABSTRACT
Background and

objective:

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes disruption in the metabolism of biochemicals, such as vitamin D, and subsequently alters their serum level via the involvement of the liver. The current study aimed at determining the serum level of vitamin D in injection drug users with chronic HCV infection.

Methods:

The current case-control study was conducted on 46 injection drug users referred to Imam Khomeini Specialty Clinic in Hamadan City, Iran, between 2017 and 2019, when their HCV infection was diagnosed with HCV PCR test, and 46 healthy injection drug users as the control group in order to compare serum vitamin D levels and liver enzymes. Both the case and control groups were matched for age and gender. ELISA technique was used to measure serum vitamin D level. The collected data were analyzed with STATA software based on 95% significance level.

Results:

In the present study, 43 (93.5%) of all subjects were male and three (6.6%) females. The mean age of subjects in the case and control groups was 41.87 ± 11.97 and 40.66 ± 11.89 years, respectively. The mean serum vitamin D levels in the case and control groups were 21.20 ± 19.84 and 42.42 ± 29.08 ng/L, respectively (P = 0.001). The mean serum vitamin D levels in the injection drug users with mild, moderate, and severe HCV infection was 32.90, 30.34 and 29.74 ng/L, respectively (P = 0.454). The correlation between vitamin D level and AST and ALT enzymes was -0.053 and -0.103, respectively (P >0.05).

Conclusion:

Serum vitamin D level decreases in addicts with chronic HCV infection. With increasing the severity of HCV infection, the serum level of vitamin D decreases.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Maedica (Bucur) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Irã

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Maedica (Bucur) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Irã